Perpetrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːpɪtɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːpɪtɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːpɪtɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːpɪtɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

perpetrate a crime
pull a bank robbery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pull commit

Parts of Speech

verb	perform an act, usually with a negative connotation “perpetrate a crime”

Word Forms

perpetration	noun	the act of committing a crime
perpetrator	noun	someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
commission	noun	the act of committing a crime
committal	noun	the act of committing a crime
pull	noun	a sustained effort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

begehen

eine Handlung ausführen, meist mit negativer Konnotation

🇫🇷French

perpétrer

accomplir un acte, généralement à connotation négative

🇪🇸Spanish

perpetrar

Realizar un acto, generalmente con una connotación negativa.

🇮🇹Italian

perpetrare

compiere un atto, solitamente con una connotazione negativa

🇳🇱Dutch

plegen

een handeling uitvoeren, meestal met een negatieve connotatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

perpetrar

realizar um ato, geralmente com uma conotação negativa

🇷🇺Russian

совершать

совершить действие, обычно имеющее негативный оттенок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाप करना

आमतौर पर नकारात्मक अर्थ के साथ कोई कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরাধ করা

একটি কাজ সম্পাদন করুন, সাধারণত একটি নেতিবাচক অর্থের সাথে

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றம் செய்

ஒரு செயலைச் செய்யவும், பொதுவாக எதிர்மறையான அர்த்தத்துடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరం చేస్తారు

సాధారణంగా ప్రతికూల అర్థాన్ని కలిగి ఉండే చర్యను చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपराध करणे

एक कृती करा, सहसा नकारात्मक अर्थाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુનેગાર

એક કાર્ય કરો, સામાન્ય રીતે નકારાત્મક અર્થ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಋಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റം ചെയ്യുക

ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യുക, സാധാരണയായി ഒരു നിഷേധാത്മക അർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਰਾਧ ਕਰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਅਰਥ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرتکب

ایک فعل انجام دیں، عام طور پر منفی مفہوم کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

犯

执行一项行为，通常带有负面含义

🇯🇵Japanese

犯す

通常は否定的な意味合いを伴う行為を行う

🇰🇷Korean

범하다

일반적으로 부정적인 의미를 지닌 행위를 수행합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phạm tội

thực hiện một hành động, thường mang ý nghĩa tiêu cực

🇹🇭Thai

กระทำความผิด

กระทำการใด ๆ มักจะมีความหมายเชิงลบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperbuat

melakukan suatu tindakan, biasanya berkonotasi negatif

🇵🇭Filipino

isagawa

magsagawa ng kilos, kadalasang may negatibong konotasyon

🇲🇾Malay

melakukan

melakukan perbuatan, biasanya dengan konotasi negatif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ارتكاب

القيام بعمل ما، عادة ما يكون له دلالة سلبية

🇮🇷Persian

مرتکب شدن

انجام یک عمل، معمولا با مفهوم منفی

🇹🇷Turkish

suç işlemek

Genellikle olumsuz bir çağrışıma sahip bir eylem gerçekleştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַצֵעַ

לבצע מעשה, בדרך כלל עם קונוטציה שלילית

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